The Americas

 
MSF Chagas project in Aiquile, Bolivia
The Americas

Bolivia

Bolivia is still the country with the highest incidence of Chagas worldwide. It is endemic in 60 per cent of the country and around 4.4 million people are at risk of infection.
 
Migrants from Venezuela Brazil, October 2019.
The Americas

Brazil

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have crossed into northern Brazil, seeking refuge from the political and economic crisis that is ravaging their country.
 
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Chile

MSF worked in Chile following the earthquake that struck the country in February 2010.
 
Uribia, in the north of La Guajira department, Colombia
The Americas

Colombia

Colombia saw a resurgence of violence in 2019, as armed groups fought over disputed territories. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) assisted Colombians who were forcibly displaced and confined, and supported Venezuelan migrants.
 
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Cuba

MSF began work in Cuba in 1993 and left in 1999.
 
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Ecuador

MSF first worked in Ecuador in 1996 and spent a month providing mental health support and distributing relief items after two earthquakes hit the country in 2016.